Success of Polar Bear Season May Benefit Request for an Increase in the Quota

The success of this year’s polar bear hunt may be good news for hunters who are calling for an increase in the annual quota.

The population of the polar bears in Davis Strait was discussed during a meeting of Nunavik, Nunavut and Nunatsiavut representatives back in September.

It was the first ever Davis Strait Polar Bear Interjurisdictional meeting.

At that time it was said that the number of animals was higher and denser than any other population.

The people in attendance had sent a request to the provincial government to increase the quota from six bears to 12.

Although the quota wasn’t increased permanently, the provincial government did transfer the remaining licenses from the previous year’s poor hunt to this season.

The Torngat Plant and Wildlife Secretariat’s Executive Director, Jamie Snook, believes the success of this year’s hunt may be used as an argument to support their request for a permanent increase in the quota.

It was announced recently that this year’s hunt was the best on record for this region.

Snook says the Nunavut Wildlife Board will be hosting a public hearing on the Davis Strait polar bear population next month.

Representatives from this region will be in attendance.

The board will again be requesting that an additional 15 bears be added to the quota.

Six of those animals they want added to Nunatsiavut’s quota.

That request will be made to the Newfoundland and Labrador Government who makes the final decision.

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